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Definition of Sandarac

Sandarac
Sandarach San"da*rach, Sandarac San"da*rac,, n. [L. sandaraca, Gr. ?.] 1. (Min.) Realgar; red sulphide of arsenic. [Archaic] 2. (Bot. Chem.) A white or yellow resin obtained from a Barbary tree (Callitris quadrivalvis or Thuya articulata), and pulverized for pounce; -- probably so called from a resemblance to the mineral.

Meaning of Sandarac from wikipedia

- Sandarac (or sandarach) is a resin obtained from the small cypress-like tree Tetraclinis articulata. The tree is native to the northwest of Africa with...
- species, Tetraclinis articulata, also known as Thuja articulata, sandarac, sandarac tree or Barbary thuja, endemic to the western Mediterranean region...
- from the mastic tree Pistacia lentiscus, myrrh from shrubs of Commiphora, sandarac resin from Tetraclinis articulata, the national tree of Malta, styrax (a...
- sand is a fine powder, most often made from powdered cuttlefish bone or sandarac resin, that was used both to dry ink and to sprinkle on a rough writing...
- Opopanax Umiri balsam (Humiria floribunda) Rosin (Colophony) Sagapenum Sandarac Sarcocolla Storax balsam Turpentine Venice turpentine (Larch turpentine)...
- include amber, kauri gum, dammar, copal, rosin (colophony or pine resin), sandarac, balsam, elemi, mastic, and s****ac. Varnish may also be created from synthetic...
- abrasive are worked alternately. Additives to the s****ac mixture may include sandarac (sap of an African cedar) and copal, sap of a South American tree. These...
- poisonous. From this, realgar has also historically been known in English as sandarac. Realgar was also used by Ancient Gr**** apothecaries to make a medicine...
- Finally, the plate was dried and varnished using a varnish made from sandarac, alcohol and lavender oil. Dark tents to be used outdoors consisted of...
- North Africa. Among these, there stands out Tetraclinis articulata or Sandarac (sabina mora or ciprés de Cartagena —Cartagena cypress in Spanish) native...